Magic Heat

[zdinkins]

Hello,

I have a ~10' vertical stove pipe (8-inch double walled). I'm re-building my hearth with a proper stone hearth. Previously, the wood stove has been off set in this particular space due to an overhead beam. I'd like to offset with two angled pieces; probably using a two 15 or 30 deg pieces, just to get the stove to be centered in the new hearth and give a little more space for the mantle I'm building. I also intend to put in a Magic Heat Reclaimer in the stove pipe. However, I'm worried about keeping proper up draft.

Not super worried about the extra creosote build-up (as long as it won't be substantial), I can easily take apart and clean annually.

Does anyone here have similar experience with angled pieces in the stove pipe and with a Magic Heat. Will I keep my proper updraft?

Not the best picture but it kind of show our setup.



Thanks,

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Looks like a Consolidated Dutchwest. They were cat stoves. You might not have enough heat being lost up there flue to feed a magic heat and the volume/length of that pipe. Due to the steepness of your roof, I suspect your chimney is pretty tall above the roof.

 

[zdinkins]

Looks like a Consolidated Dutchwest. They were cat stoves. You might not have enough heat being lost up there flue to feed a magic heat and the volume/length of that pipe. Due to the steepness of your roof, I suspect your chimney is pretty tall above the roof.

I’m sorry but I’m not following the lingo. Can you clarify please?

 

[EatenByLimestone]

The stove looks like one of those made by Consolidated Dutchwest.

They were cat stoves. They had a catalytic converter like a car to reburn smoke.

Stoves with this technology often have low chimney temps. Pulling more heat out of the chimney can cause the chimney not to work well.

 

[stoveliker]

My DutchWest (FA264CCL) did not have much lower heat in the flue, as the cat was right before the exhaust - i.e. most of the heat that the cat generated went up the flue.
This one looks to be newer though, so regardless of the cat heat extraction efficiency, it's likely that there's not much to gain indeed (and instead much to loose) by putting a magic heat in.

How tall is y our flue from stove top to chimney cap?

(BTW, nice place. I used to live in K-ville. Missing the woods, not the heat and humidity...)

 

[begreen]

The stove looks like one of those made by Consolidated Dutchwest.

They were cat stoves. They had a catalytic converter like a car to reburn smoke.

Stoves with this technology often have low chimney temps. Pulling more heat out of the chimney can cause the chimney not to work well.

Cooling the flue gases further can cause creosote accumulation. Stack robbers like the Magic Heat are notorious for this. Their fans are also noisy.

 

[TreeCo]

Cooling the flue gases further can cause creosote accumulation. Stack robbers like the Magic Heat are notorious for this. Their fans are also noisy.

I have a friend who had a Magic Heat he added to his system and it cooled the flue gasses so much that it became a condensing woodstove system, dripping condensate onto the woodstove.

 

[stoveliker]

An automatic creosote reburn system

 

[brenndatomu]

Forget the Magic Heat...creosote nightmare, been there, done that.